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Esmai, 7, treated for a brain tumour after ‘seeing spots’
Leek Post and Times
|May 07, 2025
Parents urged to get children’s eyes tested
THE mum ofa little girl diagnosed with a tumour so large it distorted the shape of her brain is calling on other parents to get their children’s eyes tested.
Sophie Evans, 35, from Tean, took eldest daughter Esmai to the opticians in January 2024 after the youngster complained that she could ‘see spots’
They were told there were no problems but a year later, when Esmai experienced what looked like ‘a mini seizure; Sophie took her back to the opticians and was told to go straight to AWE.
An MRI revealed that Esmai had a brain tumour so large it was distorting the shape of her brain.
With Esmai now undergoing radiotherapy following a successful operation to remove the tumour, hermum hopes to encourage other parents to take their children’s eye health seriously. “I don’t think anybody really thinks to take their children for eye tests,’ Sophie told PA Real Life.
This story is from the May 07, 2025 edition of Leek Post and Times.
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